blunder
Example Sentences
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That he didn’t follow through makes issuing the threat, to begin with, a huge strategic blunder.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
It is not the first time there has been an order blunder in Orkney in recent years.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Maybe not switching sooner was a blunder, but you are on the right track to correcting that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The best picture blunder has kept “Moonlight” and “La La Land” under the microscope for nine years now, and made the incident the blueprint for each ensuing Oscar season’s inevitable drama.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
"I mean, you played notes, but that doesn't mean you were good. It was just a little...mechanical. But wait, I don't mean it like that," I add quickly, trying to undo my blunder.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Vocabulary lists containing blunder
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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